St. Michaels, MD

On July 5, we had a nice lazy start to our day and finally left Oxford at 10:45 for a short cruise to St. Michaels.  The hot sunny weather continued and we arrived at our San Domingo Creek anchorage in just two hours. San Domingo Creek serves as a “back door” to St. Michaels which is usually pretty busy with boaters and tourists. We had been wanting to visit this anchorage because it sounded like a quieter, more private alternative which it definitely was.

We ate lunch on board and then took the dinghy into town which was a short walk from the dinghy dock.  St. Michaels is a very charming town, bigger than Oxford with many more lovely shops and restaurants.  Stephanie and Lynn indulged themselves in some retail therapy and each bought a few remembrances.

Meanwhile, Jonny and Ryan scoped out the local brew pubs and we enjoyed flights of beer at the Eastern Shore Brewery.  It’s to be noted that all the shops and restaurants on our trip have been practicing social distancing and mask wearing such that we have been comfortable with our visits to them. 

Continuing our stroll through St. Michaels, we crossed a flower bedecked bridge and found a great local ice cream shop called Justine’s. Justine’s was so cautious that we had to order, wait and eat outside.

After returning to Zendo, we still couldn’t go swimming due to the jellyfish - disappointing! So we made do and relaxed onboard until it was time to make dinner.  We decided to grill flank steak on the grill.  Just as it was done cooking, the skies opened and it started to pour. We scrambled inside and the storm continued with thunder, lightening and lots of rain for the rest of the night.  In fact, it rained so hard that we had a small leak in the hatch over our V berth where Jonny and Lynn were sleeping.  Unfortunately, this caused Jonny to move out onto the settee in the salon for a rather uncomfortable night’s “rest.”